CVE-2025-31997
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHCL Unica Centralized Offer Management is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR). An attacker can bypass authorization and access resources in the system directly, for example database records or files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHCL Unica Centralized Offer Management contains an IDOR vulnerability where the application fails to properly validate authorization when accessing resources via direct object references. Attackers can manipulate object identifiers (such as database record IDs or file paths) in requests to bypass authorization checks and access sensitive data or files they should not have permission to view.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 25.1.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed HCL Unica Centralized Offer Management versionCheck the product version through the Unica admin console, installation directory metadata, or by querying the system information endpoint if available. Common locations include the installation folder or system configuration files that contain version metadata.Affected if The installed version is any version prior to 25.1.0.1 (e.g., 25.0.x, 24.x, earlier releases).
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Test authorization on object reference endpointsWith valid credentials, access a resource using an object identifier, then attempt to access the same resource using a different identifier that belongs to another object or user. Compare the responses - a vulnerability exists if the application returns the resource without verifying the current user has permission to access that specific object.Affected if The application returns data for object identifiers without verifying the current user owns or has permission to access that specific resource.
A user is affected if they are running any version of HCL Unica Centralized Offer Management prior to 25.1.0.1 and the application contains endpoints that accept direct object references without proper authorization validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped25.1.0.1
Implement proper authorization checks on all endpoints that accept object references, ensuring the current user has permission to access the requested resource. Consider using indirect object references and validating user permissions before returning any data.
25.1.0.1
- Verify current installation version of HCL Unica Centralized Offer Management
- Download version 25.1.0.1 or later from HCL Flexnet/portal
- Review HCL release notes for version 25.1.0.1 for any specific upgrade prerequisites
- Back up current installation and database
- Install version 25.1.0.1 following HCL standard upgrade procedures
- Verify the IDOR vulnerability is resolved by testing authorization controls
- Confirm all users must authenticate properly before accessing resources
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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